Tag: Congress
PS Congress: Olivier Faure narrowly re-elected, the party “cut in two”
At the end of a night of protest during which everyone claimed to have won the election, the Socialist Party (PS) declared, this Friday, January 20, Olivier Faure winner with…
EXCLUSIVE. At the PS congress, small arrangements between comrades
In the Socialist Party, you first learn to write letters to your fellow activists. They always begin like this: “Dear socialist comrade”; and end with the same delicacy, in all…
Biden’s administration asks Congress for permission to sell fighter jets to Turkey – the sale is tied to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership
According to the Wall Street Journal, the F-16 fighters would be sold if Turkey accepts the membership of Finland and Sweden in the military alliance NATO. Turkey’s foreign minister will…
The support of the conservatives will not disappear, but this may strengthen Lula’s government, assesses the Finnish expert on the Brazilian Congress attack
Supporters of the ex-president attacked Congress and the Supreme Court. They consider the result of the presidential election to be fraudulent and hope for a coup to restore Bolsonaro to…
Presidential Palace and Congress Stormed, Pro-Bolsonaro Activists Arrested
BRAZIL. Hundreds of pro-Bolsonaro activists stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court on Sunday January 8. All were evacuated and at least 300 were arrested. President Lula condemns…
n congress building, and its outbreak is not surprising
The intrusion of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro into the country’s government buildings shows the country’s deep divisiveness. In Brasília, the capital of Brazil, on Epiphany weekend,…
The head of the Brasília embassy on Sunday’s protests: “This is not comparable to the takeover of the US Congress”
Johanna Karanko, the head of the Finnish Embassy in Brasília, considers Sunday’s demonstrations to be the work of a small radical group. Head of the Finnish Embassy in Brasília Johanna…
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters invade Congress, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court
“This senseless attempt to impose the will by force will not prevail,” new Justice Minister Flavo Dino warned on Twitter, adding, “There are going to be reinforcements.” In Brazil, radical…
Congress in Brazil has been stormed
Bolsonaro supporters have broken through a blockade and stormed Congress in Brazil’s capital Brasilia on Sunday, CNN Brasil reports. The protesters are said to have succeeded in invading the Supreme…
Bolsonaro supporters storm Congress in Brasilia
Published: Less than 40 min ago Updated: Just now previous full screen Next Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro storm the congressional grounds in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia. 1 of 2…